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CSE-801 Computational Fluid Dynamics
Campus RCMS
Programs PG
Session Spring Semester 2017
Course Title Computational Fluid Dynamics
Course Code CSE-801
Credit Hours 3-0
Pre-Requisutes
Course Objectives
  • Equip students with the knowledge base essential for application of computational fluid dynamics to engineering flow problems
  • Provide the essential numerical background for solving the partial differential equations governing the fluid flow
  • Develop students' skills of using a commercial software package
Detail Content
  • What is Computational Fluid Dynamics?
  • Governing Equations of Fluid Flow (Navier-Stokes Equations)
  • Mathematical Behavior of Partial Differential Equations
  • Finite Volume Method for Diffusion Problems
  • Finite Volume Method for Convection – Diffusion Problems
  • Solution algorithms for steady flows
  • Solution of discretised equations
  • Finite Volume method for unsteady flows
  • Implementation of boundary conditions
  • Errors and uncertainty in CFD Modeling
Text/Ref Books
  • H. Versteeg and W. Malalasekra, An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Finite Volume Method, 2007.
  • J.D. Anderson, Jr., Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Basic with Applications, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1995.
Time Schedule Spring Semester 2017
Faculty/Resource Person Dr Salma Sherbaz
PhD (Harbin University of Engineering and Technology, China)
Discipline: Fluid Mechanics
Specialization: Computational Fluid Dynamics/Ship Hydrodynamics